Bridging the GAP

Genre

All pieces of literature are divided up into categories, depending on their composition. You need to decide which genre would most suit your piece and the ideas that you want to convey. Depending on your choice, you must mimic common elements that are synonymous with that particular genre.

_For example, In a horror piece of literature you would expect violence, gore and death. _

To mention some common ones:

Audience

Who do you want to receive this information? Why? A writer always crafts a piece with an intended audience in mind. An audience can constitute one person or many persons.

Based on what is known about the audience, the writer will adapt their:

Purpose

What is your intention? What are you hoping to achieve by writing this piece? Each purpose relates to a different goal and creates a different effect. Depending on the writer’s reason for constructing the piece, will determine which purpose is most fitting.

Explain

Describing an idea or problem; making it understandable through use of relevant facts and details.